Minnesota makes $54 million investment to improve rural broadband
Minnesota makes $54 million investment to improve rural broadband By Jared Dean | January 28, 2021 at 5:10 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 7:52 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced Thursday funding for broadband projects across the state.
DEED gave out over $20 million in grants to improve broadband service in rural communities throughout the state. Many companies receiving grants talked about what they will be doing with the funds.
âThis is going to bring fiber optics, dedicated fiber optics, to 540 locations where we are going to be able to offer gigabyte speeds. We will be beginning construction on that this spring when the snow melts,â said Bill Eckles, president of Blue Earth Valley Communications Inc., or BEVCOMM.
Minnesota House DFL leaders and legislators announced their first priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session today. The legislation focuses on the ongoing pandemic and assisting Minnesotans struggling as a result of COVID-19.
Rep. Rob Ecklund (DFL â International Falls), is the chief author of the House DFLâs package of proposed worker protections, which includes emergency paid sick leave for health care workers, workersâ compensation for school employees who contract COVID-19, getting hospitality workers back on the job, and expanding unemployment insurance to those collecting social security.
âWeâre grateful for our frontline workers, school employees, and other essential workers who put themselves in harmâs way by facing increased exposure to COVID, just by showing up to work,â said Rep. Ecklund, chair of the House Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance & Policy Committee. âAs a result of the economic turmoil caused by COV
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Wittman statement on voting YES to support First District Priorities, families, small businesses, and provide greater pandemic relief
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, which fully funds the government through September 30th, 2021, and provides additional COVID-19 pandemic relief, relief to small businesses, American workers, and more.
“The government funding and COVID-19 relief package Congress passed today is a critical funding bill that funds many of the priorities of the First Congressional District including increased and stable funding for our military, support for our Veterans, investments in broadband and our rural communities, assistance to our Law Enforcement Officers, and much-needed relief to millions of Americans.